INFINITY Out of the three possible definitions of infinity that i can understand

INFINITY

Out of the three possible definitions of infinity that i can understand today, I am going to choose to define infinity as the point at which the last marginally different value is followed by a marginally indifferent different value. Ie the first marginally indifferent value. More simply as the smallest unit which would affect change in state. Or as stated traditionally as a “limit.”

This definition does not require we stipulate any platonic infinity. It simply states that the value is unknown, and for our purposes indifferent to the calculation.

In practice, this is the operational definition as applied in practice in scientific experiment and argument.


Source date (UTC): 2013-08-08 09:06:00 UTC

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